Zooey Deschanel Explains Why She Named Her Daughter Otter

Zooey Deschanel, actress and adorkable person, visited Ellen DeGeneres' show this week, where she explained how her daughter Elsie's middle name Otter came to be. There was very careful consideration: "We [Zooey and husband Jacob Pechenik] thought Elsie is like, kind of a classic name. A lot of people have grandmas and aunts name Elsie…. And then we were like, you know, the middle name can be a little bit wild." The couple loves animals so much, and "liked that otters had these particular attributes."

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Specifically:

1) "They're so cute."

2) "And playful and fun."

3) "They're really smart."

Ellen also asked whether Elsie resembled an otter, and Zooey had quite the reaction when Ellen showed some photos.